🔬 How We Authenticate Louis Vuitton Bags
Every bag tells a story, and for us, it's in the details. Today, we're pulling back the curtain on how we authenticate Louis Vuitton handbags before they ever reach our sales floor — including the exact bag featured in our Louis Vuitton Date Code Guide.
🔁 Step 1: Exterior Overview / Date Code Analysis
We begin with a full exterior inspection. From the monogram alignment to stitching consistency, we're looking for the unmistakable signs of genuine LV quality. The patina on the Vachetta leather, wear patterns, and the date code are all considered. It’s like meeting someone for the first time and asking: Does this face match the birth certificate?
🖊️ Step 2: Stitch Count & Thread Detail
Next, we examine stitching under magnification. Stitch weight, spacing, and thread finishing (like burn-off points) tell a story. These tiny details help show that authentication is built layer-by-layer — not from any single sign, but from multiple, consistent truths.
👜 Step 3: Hardware
Louis Vuitton uses solid-feel engraved hardware that imitators struggle to replicate. We check clasps, rivets, zippers, and even logo placements for font, depth, weight, and alignment. Hardware should feel right — and last decades.
🔐 Step 4: Heat Stamps & Date Code
Inside the bag, we check the heat stamp for pressure, font, and alignment. Then we locate and evaluate the date code — in this case, MB0023, which tells us this bag was made in France in February 2003. But again, a code is just a clue — it must match the rest of the bag’s story.
🔹 Step 5: Interior & Lining
Lining texture, stitching, glue marks, and reinforcement panels are compared against known materials for this model and year. Even areas that most people never see (like corners under the lining) tell us whether the bag was built with LV standards.
📊 Step 6: Entrupy Scan
Finally, we run the bag through Entrupy Authentication. This AI-powered system uses microscopic detail capture and compares it to a proprietary database. If it passes, it generates a certificate backed by a financial guarantee — that’s the icing on top.
👜 From Verification to Availability
Shop with confidence knowing this piece passed through human inspection, digital scanning, and real-world resale knowledge — and still made the cut.
📆 Follow the Process, Follow the Drop
We’re trying something new: letting you follow the journey from authenticating → launching → selling. Want to see more like this? Let us know in the comments. As a teaser here are a few we are currently working on for next weeks launch. Stay Tuned.
And if you have a bag you’re unsure about or would like to sell, come see us. Even if you don’t sell it, we’re happy to help give peace of mind.
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